On A Bright Side (4)

Shadow went out of the secret base. The secret base was actually situated on one of many available islands. The island was massive enough to accommodate two large villages sizes excluding the secret base.

The secret base was the center of these three villages and the lord of three. Hence, the taxes were paid to them.

She chose one of the villages that were only three kilometers away from the secret base entrance and stood on the high hill with her hands on her hips.

“They keep the villagers' money in exchange for protection.”

Shadow didn’t realize that Nathan was standing behind her despite his high height. His height was typically 2.20m. It made her look like his young daughter.

“Protection against who?” She asked ironically.

Nathan sat on the floor to match up their eyes' level. Shadow was too small for them to have a normal conversation. He needed to take such measures out of consideration.

“Against them, ironically.” Nathan also thought it was a ridiculous setup.

“Are they